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#299EF2

#299ef2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#299ef2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 61.96% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.06% cyan, 34.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 205.07°, with 88.55% saturation and 55.49% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.3134

Complementary

  1. #299ef2
  2. #f27d29

Split complementary

  1. #299ef2
  2. #f2293a
  3. #f2e129

Analogous

  1. #29f2e1
  2. #299ef2
  3. #293af2

Triadic

  1. #299ef2
  2. #f2299e
  3. #9ef229

Tetradic

  1. #299ef2
  2. #7d29f2
  3. #f27d29
  4. #9ef229

Square

  1. #299ef2
  2. #e129f2
  3. #f27d29
  4. #3af229

Monochromatic

  1. #074a7b
  2. #0c76c3
  3. #299ef2
  4. #71bff6
  5. #b9dffb

Shades

#299ef2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #299ef2
  2. #258eda
  3. #217ec2
  4. #1d6fa9
  5. #195f91
  6. #154f79
  7. #103f61
  8. #0c2f49
  9. #082030
  10. #041018
  11. #000000

Tints

#299ef2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #299ef2
  2. #3ea8f3
  3. #54b1f5
  4. #69bbf6
  5. #7fc5f7
  6. #94cff9
  7. #a9d8fa
  8. #bfe2fb
  9. #d4ecfc
  10. #eaf5fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#299ef2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #299ef2
  2. #329be7
  3. #3a98db
  4. #4395d0
  5. #4c92c4
  6. #558fb9
  7. #5d8cae
  8. #6689a2
  9. #6f8697
  10. #77838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b9ac3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #76a2f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5990f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b2bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #60a0f4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a96f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00abd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-299ef2 {
  color: #299ef2;
}
Background
.bg-299ef2 {
  background-color: #299ef2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-299ef2 {
  border: 2px solid #299ef2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #299ef2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 158 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 89% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-299ef2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #299ef2, #293af2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-299ef2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 158 242 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.24 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.55 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.30 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.54 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.41 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.32 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.63 #d6610d Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#299ef2  rgb(41, 158, 242)  hsl(205, 89%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#f27d29  rgb(242, 125, 41)  hsl(25, 89%, 55%)  Pumpkin
#f2299e  rgb(242, 41, 158)  hsl(325, 89%, 55%)  Persian Rose
#9ef229  rgb(158, 242, 41)  hsl(85, 89%, 55%)  Spring Bud